U.S. 401 North - Lillington to Fuquay-Varina

Leading away from U.S. 421/NC 27 and NC 210 (N Main Street), U.S. 401 follows W Cornelius Harnett Boulevard, a commercial arterial between Cape Crossing shopping center and the Harnett County Courthouse.
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Pine State Street arcs northeast from the signal with U.S. 401 to NC 210 (N Main Street).
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Cornelius Harnett Boulevard at Brightwater Drive (SR 2288).
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Reassurance shield posted after Ballard Road (SR 1437) east.
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U.S. 401 north at Harnett Central Road (SR 2215) in Kipling.
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Reassurance marker posted north of Kipling Road (SR 1403) west. U.S. 401 runs alongside a Norfolk Southern Railroad on the ensuing stretch.
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The parallel Norfolk Southern Railroad line shifts west of U.S. 401 ahead of the community of Chalybeate Springs.
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Northbound U.S. 401 at Rawls Church Road (SR 1415) and the unincorporated community of Rawls.
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Turning northeast, U.S. 401 continues from Rawls into Wake County.
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U.S. 401 proceeds north from the Harnett County line into the town of Fuquay-Varina.
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Judd Parkway is an arterial beltway encircling Fuquay-Varina. The loop provides a bypass of Downtown for the continuation of U.S. 401 north, NC 42 east and NC 55 south.
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Following Main Street, U.S. 401 enters Downtown Fuquay-Varina north beyond Spring Street.
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NC 42 enters Downtown Fuquay-Varina along W Academy Street. The state route heads west to Sanford.
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NC 42 east overlaps with U.S. 401 north for 2.73 miles.
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Wake Chapel Road (SR 1108) provides a cutoff from U.S. 401 north 0.77 miles to NC 55 north.
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NC 55 ties into U.S. 401/NC 42 (N Main Street) at N Ennis Street.
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NC 55 crosses Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks north to adjacent Broad Street. The state route leads northwest to Holy Springs and Apex.
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